?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Regional+Naming+Patterns+and+the+Culture+of+Honor&rft.creator=Kelly%2C+Michael&rft.subject=Psycholinguistics&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.description=Throughout+American+history%2C+violence+has+been+more+common+in%0Asouthern+and+western+states+than+in+northern+states.+Violence%0Acontinues+to+be+viewed+more+positively+and+constructively+in%0Athese+regions.+This+paper+tests+whether+these+regional%0Adifferences+in+violent+behaviors+and+attitudes+have+had%0Alinguistic+consequences%2C+in+particular+for+name+usage.+Study%0A1+shows+that+place+names+in+the+South+and+West+are+more%0Alikely+than+place+names+in+the+North+to+begin+with+violent%0Awords+like+%22gun%22+(e.g.%2C+Gun+Point%2C+FL)+and+%22war%22+(e.g.%2C+War%2C%0AWV).+Study+2+extends+this+phenomenon+beyond+place+name%0A%22fossils%22+to+contemporary+name+choices+by+showing+that%0Abusiness+names+in+the+South+and+West+are+more+likely+than%0Athose+in+the+North+to+begin+with+violent+words.+Implications%0Aof+these+naming+patterns+for+the+maintenance+of+regional%0Adifferences+in+violence+are+discussed.&rft.publisher=American+Name+Society&rft.contributor=Callary%2C+Edward&rft.date=1999-03&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1315%2F1%2FwarPeace.html&rft.identifier=++Kelly%2C+Michael++(1999)+Regional+Naming+Patterns+and+the+Culture+of+Honor.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1315%2F